Created in God’s Image

Passage: Genesis 1:1-31

I think it is safe to say that we currently live in a world, and in particular a culture that is suffering from extreme identity crisis. There seems to be a desperate search for the answer to the age old philosophical question, “Who am I?” However, most of the answers that are being given by the world do not give clarity, but actually contribute more to the confusion and controversy we find swirling around us. God's answer to that big question of identity is found in the opening pages of his Word: we are created in the image of God. The implications and the practical outworking of that truth are seen throughout God’s unfolding story of creation, fall, redemption and restoration, and it informs and addresses so much of the identity crisis and confusion we see prevalent in our world today. For the next two months we are going to be going through a series of messages we're calling, Created in the Image of God. We will be looking at how that image is reflected in our being created male and female, in our being created with value and dignity, and in our being created for a purpose. We will look at how that image in those areas has been broken and distorted by sin, and how those elements are being restored in Christ’s work of redemption. Also, we will consider the practical implications for us in addressing the identity crisis in our own lives and in the culture around us and in seeking to clear up the confusion caused by our chief enemy and the clouded thinking of man apart from God. Join us Sunday as we begin this series in what it means to be created in the image of God.